Annually, the world generates 1.3 billion tons of solid waste.

全世界每年会产生13亿吨固体废物。

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Only 20% of China's 168m tonnes of solid waste per year is properly disposed of.

每年中国1亿6千八百万吨固体垃圾中，只有五分之一被合理处理。

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By the end of July, the cleanup had generated almost 40, 000 tons of solid waste.

截止到七月底，清洁工作已经产生了将近4万吨的固体垃圾。

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He is the director of applied research for the Solid Waste Association of North America, a professional organization that promotes the efficient and environmentally-sound management of municipal solid waste.

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The U.S.Environmental Protection Agency has agreed to allow BP, the British oil company responsible for the spill and its cleanup, to dispose of solid oil waste in approved landfills along the U.S.Gulf Coast.

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In the United States, urban dwellers produce a whopping 250 million metric tons of solid waste every year.

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Michigan's Department of Environmental Quality insists the issue is a tempest in a garbage bag, pointing out that 80% of solid waste going into landfills last year was Michigan's own and that total waste fell by 5% last year.

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Cases in the court's upcoming session include two suits to determine the legitimacy of patents, a case that will help determine the scope of federal jurisdiction in civil lawsuits, and a challenge by Waste Management to a Mississippi ordinance limiting where it can dispose of solid waste.

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